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Producing organic chickens for Moy Park has allowed Northern Ireland poultry farmers Joel and Sinton Kerr maintain the highest welfare standards for their birds while ensuring the family farm remains profitable. They explain why organic farming is right for their business. For third-generation farmer Sinton Kerr, his wife Allison and son Joel, quality has always […]

As the new UK Agriculture Bill approaches; big and small producers, trade associations and charities are convening to form the new Fruit and Vegetable Alliance which will promote fruit and vegetable production and consumption to support the nation’s health Analysis shows that to help us meet the Government’s dietary guideline of ‘seven a day’, […]

The 2018 edition of National Organic Combinable Crops took place this week. As we all wipe our brows after a very hot but also a very rewarding day at the wonderful Green Acres farm, courtesy of the Lea family in Shropshire, we can look back at what was achieved. And we can look at […]

The organic sector needs to change the way it engages with farmers, consumers and policy makers if the huge opportunities offered by the sector are to be taken more seriously. Roger Kerr, chief executive of organic licensing body OF&G, said organic farming offered major potential to businesses post-Brexit, as well as significant opportunities for […]

Opportunities to drive improvements across entire farm operations will come under the spotlight during the UK’s largest organic on-farm event next month. The National Organic Combinable Crops (NOCC) conference will bring organic and non-organic growers together to hear the benefits organic systems bring to farm business and the farmed environment. Held by OF&G at […]

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Increasing numbers of UK farmers are taking advantage of the uplift in sales of organic food by switching to organic production. Latest figures released by Defra show the number of producers farming organically increased by almost 2% in 2017 – the first increase in at least six years. The uplift takes the amount of […]

In February this year Defra published a consultation document on the future of UK domestic agricultural policy (England and Wales) and requested responses by 8th May. OF&G have been involved in the English Organic Forum and the Organic Trade Board response and have asked licensees to respond directly. Steven Jacobs also attended a number of consultation […]

As Defra consults on the future of UK food and farming outside the European Union, OF&G — together with other leading organic organisations — is urging government to recognise the opportunities organic offers to deliver a green Brexit. As part of building our own response to the consultation, OF&G is asking leaders in food and […]

As Defra consults on the future of UK food and farming outside the European Union, OF&G — together with other leading organic organisations — is urging government to recognise the opportunities organic offers to deliver a green Brexit. As part of building our own response to the consultation, OF&G is asking leaders in food and […]